Toyota 4Runner 3 III N180 owners manual page 154

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Because stopping distance may be in-Crosswinds and rough roads will Because oad-f the added load of the trail- versely affect handling of your vehicleer, your vehicle’s engine may overheat creased, vehicle-to-vehicle distance and trailer, causing sway. Pay atten- on hot days (at temperatures over should be increased when towing a trailer. For each 16 km/h (10 mph) of tion to the rear from time to time to pre-30°C [85°F]) when going up a long or pare yourself for being passed by largesteep grade with a trailer. If the engine speed, allow at least one vehicle and trailer length between you and the ve-trucks or buses, which may cause yourcoolant temperature gauge indicates hicle ahead. Avoid sudden braking asvehicle and trailer to sway. If swayingoverheating, immediately turn off the happens, firmly grip the steering wheelair conditioning (if in use), pull off the you may skid, resulting in jackknifing and reduce speed immediately but and loss of control. This is especially road and stop in a safe spot. Refer to gradually. Never increase speed. true on wet or slippery surfaces. “If your vehicle overheats” in Part 4 of Steer straight ahead. If you make no Avoid jerky starts or sudden accelera-extreme correction with the steering orthis manual. tion. If your vehicle has manual trans-brakes, the vehicle and trailer will sta-Always place wheel blocks under both mission, prevent excessive clutch slip-bilize. the vehicle and trailer wheels when parking. Apply the parking brake firm- page by keeping engine rpm low and Be careful when passing other ve- not racing the engine. Always start outhicles. Passing requires considerablely. Put the transmission in “P” (auto- matic) or in first or reverse (manual). in first gear. distance. After passing a vehicle, do Avoid jerky steering and sharp turns. not forget the length of your trailer andAvoid parking on a slope with a trailer, but if it cannot be avoided, do so only be sure you have plenty of room be- The trailer could hit your vehicle in a after performing the following: tight turn. Slow down before making afore changing lanes.1. Apply the brakes and hold. In order to maintain engine braking ef- turn to avoid the necessity of sudden braking. ficiency, do not use fifth gear (manual2. Have someone place wheel blocks un- transmission) or overdrive (automaticder both the vehicle and trailer wheels. Remember that when making a turn, transmission). the trailer wheels will be closer than 3. When the wheel blocks are in place, the vehicle wheels to the inside of the release your brakes slowly until the turn. Therefore, compensate for this blocks absorb the load. by making a larger than normal turning 4. Apply the parking brake firmly. radius with your vehicle. 5. Shift into first or reverse (manual) or “P” (automatic) and turn off the engine. 157

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